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for world talk record VIpti9 i
The world's record for the longest continuous telephone call is jl Li. jf
728 hours, according to the 1974 Guiness Book of World Records. VlOnlgni; ',
UNL's Delta Gamma sorority and Sigma Nu fraternity will be i jf
trying to break that record when they begin a scheduled 744 hour, I
31 -day phone call Saturday.
Gov. J. James Exon will call from the Sigma Nu house to his Jr
wife at the Delta Gamma house at 1 p.m. to start the "talkathon," - ' ' )
according to Paul Johns, committee chairman.
Members of the two houses will work half-hour shifts through Jr '
744 hours, hoping to raise $5,000. The money will be donated to 1
the St. Elizabeth Regional Burn and Trauma Unit for the purchase i
of additional equipment, officials said. Jl
Money will come from donors who have pledged by hourly or . f
daily rates, as well as donations of specific amounts.
"Donations are welcomed " said John Veager chairman of the iwso K'iiaxmiixxm-ima,:
pledge committee, adding, "the committee is engaged in a soliciting 1 ft
campaign in the Lincoln, Omaha and surrounding areas." I 1 J 1 I
Johns wrote to the Guiness Book of World Records and received I Jjsy" V-t I f
the requirements for establishing a new world record, Yeager said. wO v. I I
A logbook and a description of the project will be checked by 1 'i .
Dana F. Cole Co., certified public accountants, and sent to Guiness V V f '
when the 31 -day call is completed. . 1 lCO V
A special phone line with an unlisted number has been installed 1 r I
for the project by LTjkT. After the initial dialing, the telephones if) 'Xff WK. I ';
will be locked in specially built boxes so the connections won't be gal J1 I j
cut," Johns said. i ' ' I '
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